"Non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. government," the report said in justifying its decision to send them to the national archives, rather than refuse them.

The gift list disclosed Friday includes rugs from Pakistani and Afghan leaders, and flavored liquor from the Polish president.

From Down Under came a white 2GB iPod shuffle, courtesy of the Australian prime minister.

U.S. neighbors to the north gave a basketball signed by the 2010-11 Toronto Raptors NBA team, courtesy of the Canadian prime minister.

Then there were the pricey art gifts. A print photograph by artist Vik Muniz from a Brazilian governor. Price tag? $40,000.

That gift did not go to the national archives. It was loaned to an unnamed museum for a public exhibit, the statement said.

A Daum blue mask sculpture from the Gabonese president valued at $52,695 was sent to the national archives.

Some gifts were more official, including a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln given by the Chinese president.

And the list goes on and on.

But the president retained one gift -- a book from the Mongolian president, "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" by Jack Weatherford.

Obama is not the only leader of the free world to receive gifts.

While in office, President George W. Bush was lavished with tokens as well, according to 2009 government records. Gifts to him included a silver and gold dagger with a belt and case, all the way from Saudi Arabia.